A national English language contest seeking the best in Canadian women-driven Genre Film ideas!

Sponsored by Super Channel, Telefilm Canada and Creative B.C.

Submit your maximum 3-5 page Genre Film outline by January 15, 2015 and win a mentorship package designed to help you get your feature length project to the next stage. No previous film writing experience necessary. Open to women writers only.

We’re looking for the strongest and most original concepts that really grab us –we suggest you let the creative genie out of her bottle.

Why just concepts and not full scripts? The seeds for Genre Film success are nurtured in the concept stage. Successful Genre Films need to provide fans with what they are expecting (for example, if it’s a Zombie film, you need to have a lot of Zombies), and really successful Genre Films do this with a unique or original twist, brilliantly executed (pun intended).

Why genre? Genre Film is a form that can explore a wide range of creative themes from politics to our darkest fears. It is also highly marketable, drawing critical attention, audience and box office revenue to its creators and production team. Women are already beginning to take ownership of the form, make serious inroads into the genre internationally, with original and empowered leads such as Katnis Everdeen of The Hunger Games, defying old stereotypes of women as hyper-sexualized, helpless victims.

The ultimate goal of the contest is to increase the participation of women in visionary leadership roles both on and off screen and to make some kick-ass films.

How does the contest work? Ten projects will be shortlisted and juried by top genre creators. Five projects will be selected for mentorship.